increased enforcment
'Blight on the downtown area:' Nanaimo RCMP visible at Diana Krall Plaza
NANAIMO - Local Mounties made multiple arrests following a two-day enforcement blitz downtown.From July 29-30, the Nanaimo RCMP Bike Unit, along with their Specialized Enforcement Team (SITE), patrolled and surveilled the area around Diana Krall Plaza on Commercial St, arresting ten people and seizing a number of drugs...
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Kay Wears the 'C'
Clippers name veteran forward new team captain
NANAIMO - The Clippers have announced Miller Kay will be their captain for the 2026-27 season. The 20-year-old joined the club in late January and finished the season with 11 points in 23 games. He was also a big part of the Clippers' playoff success with 13 points in 21 appearances, including a crucial overtime goal i...
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fiery charge
Electric charging fire destroys car in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Vacationers from Portland, Oregon were strolling through Woodgrove Centre when an ominous message from mall's intercom system was made about a Nissan Leaf. In the back of Reid Kells' mind, he suspected his car could be in trouble. It was being charged in the parking lot near the Sport Chek department store on...
Aug 15, 2026
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Annual Parksville fireworks display wraps up beach festival
PARKSVILLE - A dazzling light display will cap off the popular Parksville Beach Festival event. The Quality Foods Festival of Lights involves fireworks launched from a barge placed in Parksville Bay on the evening of Saturday, Aug. 15. at around dusk (9:30 to 9:45 p.m.) Saturday night's fireworks display at Community P...
Aug 15, 2026
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Serious injury
Police investigate Nanaimo stabbing
NANAIMO - A Thursday night stabbing in Nanaimo's downtown sent one man to hospital with a serious injury.Emergency crews were called to 55 Victoria Rd. on Thursday, Aug 13 at about 9:20 p.m. to reports of a stabbing.Nanaimo RCMP operations officer Insp. Donovan Tait told NanaimoNewsNOW no arrests have been made as the ...
Aug 14, 2026
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full-speed ahead
Kids & 'kids at heart' ready for annual Nanaimo soapbox derby
NANAIMO - Final preparations are being put on dozens of entries ahead of this year's Hub City Soapbox Derby. The annual race will take place down Wall St. in Nanaimo, beginning around 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15, and see nearly 40 kids and several other "kids at heart" compete in two divisions, all in suppor...
Aug 14, 2026
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highway conditions
'The longest ride of my season so far:' Mock Tour tests readying riders
NANAIMO - The first major test for this year's Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock riders is set to come Saturday. Dubbed 'Mock Tour', 23 riders along with support staff will complete a round trip beginning in Lantzville and going through Nanaimo, Ladysmith, Chemainus, and Duncan on Saturday, Aug. 15. It's the first group rid...
Aug 14, 2026
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prognostications
NNN's Last 10: A time capsule for Nanaimo's future
NANAIMO - In celebrating 10 years of NanaimoNewsNOW, our team didn't want to just focus on the past but instead take a look ahead to the future. Over recent weeks, we've taken a look back at 10 ways Nanaimo has changed in the last decade, starting from our launch in July 2016 through to now, with topics ranging from do...
Aug 14, 2026
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hazy skies
Wildfire smoke set to drop mid-Island air quality
NANAIMO - After largely avoiding any wildfire-related impacts so far this summer, skies are set to be smoky locally over the coming days.Air quality forecasts for the Nanaimo region, along with projections from Environment Canada, call for smoke moving across the Nanaimo and Oceanside areas beginning Friday, Aug. 14, a...
Aug 14, 2026
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British Columbia
Province offers free N95 masks as wildfire smoke persists across B.C. Interior
VANCOUVER - Wildfire smoke could be a blessing for evacuees still out of their homes in British Columbia, but it can be an unsettling sight for people who have returned home. Erin Trainer, deputy mayor and councillor in Summerland, returned to her hom...
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Conservation officers confirm bear shot by RCMP mauled child in Maple Ridge
MAPLE RIDGE - Conservation officers in British Columbia say a black bear that was killed by RCMP officers last Sunday was, "in fact," responsible for an attack that had left a three-year-old girl with injuries. Conservation officers took to social med...
Aug 15, 2026
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B.C. wildfire evacuees return home to assess the damage, start to rebuild
CLINTON - At the age of 52, Steve Larabie is facing the daunting task of rebuilding his home and business from scratch after losing everything when ferocious wildfires roared into the outskirts of Clinton, B.C., last month. "It's all gone. I have noth...
Aug 15, 2026
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'We don't even have a phone': Aging B.C. wildfire evacuees faced unique challenges
VANCOUVER - Helen Benallick said she was fast asleep with her husband at their home in Summerland, B.C., last week when she was woken up by neighbours ringing her doorbell. They told the couple they needed to escape the Bald Range wildfire that was rac...
Aug 15, 2026
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Two men arrested, charged with conspiracy in 2025 gang homicide in Langley, B.C.
SURREY - Homicide investigators in British Columbia say two men have been arrested and charged in the gang-related killing of another man inside a taxi in Langley last year. Police say in a release that 35-year-old Jared Douglas Polischuk and 29-year-o...
Aug 14, 2026
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Migrant workers left with uncertain future amid B.C. wildfire evacuations
After 20 seasons as a migrant worker in Canada Manuel Hernandez Cruz says he and others like him are in a "critical" situation as a wildfire in the Okanagan forced them to flee the jobs they depend on with no word on when they will be able to return or...
Aug 14, 2026
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Local Sports
Provincial Bronze
Senior Women Timbermen cap off best season to date with two tournaments
NANAIMO - Box lacrosse season has come to an end in the Harbour City, and the most successful team on the floor was the Senior Women Timbermen.They finished third at their provincial tournament, which, according to team spokesperson and player Sarah Ferguson, was their best ever performance."Last year we lost all ...
Aug 13, 2026
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Canada's Best
Top U16 and U18 Nanaimo Track and Field Club Athletes compete at national championship
NANAIMO - A total of nine Nanaimo Track and Field Club athletes are competing at the Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships in Regina. Tessa Bell, Ember Vaitekunas, Evelyn Argyle-Anderson and Henry Trumpy made Team BC while Will Cram, Finn English, Rowan Clarke, Finn Olsen and Lila Jeffries entered as open...
Aug 09, 2026
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Post Season Bound
NightOwls face Bellingham Bells in first ever playoff appearance
NANAIMO - It came down to the last game of the 2026 West Coast League baseball season for the NightOwls to clinch a post season berth. The team finished with a 30-24 record, on the back of a 15-8 win over Kamloops on Wednesday, Aug.4, with their final record good for fourth in the North Division. Coach Cody Andreychuk ...
Aug 07, 2026
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Kay Wears the 'C'
Clippers name veteran forward new team captain
NANAIMO - The Clippers have announced Miller Kay will be their captain for the 2026-27 season. The 20-year-old joined the club in late January and finished the season with 11 points in 23 games. He was also a big part of the Clippers' playoff success with 13 points in 21 appearances, including a crucial overtime goal i...
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gameday experience
'A big step up:' Nanaimo Clippers adding video wall to Frank Crane Arena
NANAIMO - Clipper fans will get a new, high-definition look at their team this season while sitting in the stands at Frank Crane Arena. The BC Hockey League team has entered into a four-year agreement with Chris Jaycox Productions to install and operate a 20' by 10' LED video wall in their home rink, being installed th...
Aug 13, 2026
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Clippers Calendar
Clippers 2026-27 BCHL schedule released
NANAIMO - Next season's full BCHL schedule has been released, with the puck dropping on the Nanaimo Clippers regular season on Friday Sept. 18 at Frank Crane Arena against the Alberni Valley Bulldogs.The Clippers will have 26 home dates, 26 away games, and two yet-to-be-announced contests at the BCHL Showcase.Fridays w...
Jul 08, 2026
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Canada
Ontario, Canada governments announce $1 billion for infrastructure to support housing
OTTAWA - Ontario and Ottawa are announcing up to $1 billion to help municipalities in the province build infrastructure for more homes. The money will go to municipalities that do not collect development charges for things like roads, bridges and water...
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LeBlanc set to meet U.S. trade representative Sunday as tariff deadline looms
OTTAWA - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer were set to meet on Sunday, days ahead of the latest tariff threat from the American president. LeBlanc and Canada's chief trade negotiator, Janice Charett...
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N.L., Quebec to make 'energy security' announcement Monday, amid reports of a deal
ST. JOHN'S - The premier of Newfoundland and Labrador says he'll be making an announcement with his Quebec counterpart Monday amid reports the two Eastern provinces have struck a critical energy deal. The Newfoundland and Labrador government in a news...
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Pork and politics: Canadians bring trade pitch to Iowa state fair
DES MOINES - Pork is a popular topic at the Iowa State Fair as hungry patrons mow down on barbecue and curious children gaze with wide eyes at the state's biggest pig. But the 11-day fair in Des Moines has also proven an important opportunity for Cana...
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Anti-terrorism measures hindering Muslim charities' humanitarian efforts: study
OTTAWA - Strict measures to prevent terrorism financing are prompting Muslim charities in Canada to withdraw humanitarian assistance from countries in need, such as Syria and Yemen, because they fear losing access to banking services if they operate th...
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Ottawa wants to block kids from social media. How would age verification work?
OTTAWA - In June, the federal government introduced Bill C-34, which would force social media platforms to block access for kids under 16. The exact ways in which social media platforms would verify age haven't yet been worked out. Culture Minister Mar...
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World
Tommy John, namesake for a pioneering elbow surgery that saved his career, dead at 83
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tommy John, who won 288 games during a 26-year big league career and became the first pitcher to successfully return following groundbreaking elbow surgery that later was named after him, has died. He was 83. He died at...
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Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, killing at least 6 people in Russia
Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia on Sunday, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv's largest aerial attacks of the war. Kyiv has stepped up its attacks on Russia this year, with long-range missiles and swarms of drone...
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Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, killing at least 6 people in Russia
Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia Sunday, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv's largest aerial attacks of the war. Russia's Ministry of Defense said that it had destroyed 822 drones overnight, with 600 headed toward...
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Made here. Grown here. Connected here. Island Good launches new website to make shopping Island products easier Every choice to shop Island-made is a win for Vancouver Island communities and now it's easier than ever. Island Good has launched a newly redesigned website that helps Vancouver Islanders and visitors quickl...
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